The Global Crisis
Throughout the world millions of children are unable to receive quality education at their local public school. Despite millions of dollars being invested in programmes intended to transform these underperforming schools over the past 50 years, little has changed. These schools seem inured to any intervention,
A Scalable Breakthrough Solution
The Billion Child Foundation’s (BCF) International Schools Centre of Excellence Programme offers a proven, cost-effective solution to this crisis. This programme empowers ministries of education to simultaneously transform thousands of schools by equipping leadership teams with the strategies, accountability mechanisms and skills needed to set each school on a journey to become a centre of excellence. Since its inception in 2011, the programme has consistently delivered remarkable results transforming entire education districts simultaneously.
The Proof
In 2022, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Education in South Africa commissioned BCF to train leadership teams at 1,518 underperforming schools simultaneously.
The outcomes speak for themselves:
• 2023: Students graduating from high school with a university or TVET college admission matriculation pass rose from 57% to 68%.
• 2024: This figure climbed further to 75%.
• 2025+ Further increases are expected over the next few years.
These extraordinary results were achieved despite significant challenges, including widespread poverty, daily power outages impacting on schools and homes, parents being unable to afford to purchase tablets or data, and students almost missing a year of education due to Covid.
Why the world needs this Programme
BCF’s programme is:
• Scalable: Capable of transforming thousands of schools simultaneously.
• Replicable: Adaptable to any country’s context.
• Sustainable: Leads to continuous improvement year after year.
• Cost-effective: Delivers extraordinary results requiring an investment of less than USD 10 per school.
A Call to Action
We firmly believe that the BCF International Schools Centre of Excellence Programme is the silver bullet the world’s education systems urgently need. By implementing this programme, millions of children will gain access to quality education at their local schools providing the world with educated citizens able to proudly support their families and contribute to their local economies.
If you represent an organisation committed to transforming global education – or know someone in a senior position within such an organisation – please forward of this News Flash to them. Together, we can launch this transformative programme worldwide.